Pierce Brosnan brought his daughter Charlotte to the BAFTAS in London in February 2006.(Photo: Gareth Cattermole, Getty Images)

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Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY

Condemning cancer as a "wretched disease," Pierce Brosnan, 60, has shared the news that his daughter has died of ovarian cancer. Charlotte was 41.

In a statement to
People
mag, the James Bond star says:

"On June 28 at 2 p.m. my darling daughter Charlotte Emily passed on to eternal life, having succumbed to ovarian cancer. She was surrounded by her husband Alex, children Isabella and Lucas and brothers Christopher and Sean." ...